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DICOM – Technology Overview

July 19th, 2009

DICOM – Technology Overview

The DICOM Standard addresses multiple levels of the ISO OSI network model and provides support for the exchange of information on interchange media. DICOM currently defines an upper layer protocol (ULP) that is used over TCP/IP (independent of the physical network), messages, services, information objects and an association negotiation mechanism. These definitions ensure that any two implementations of a compatible set of services and information objects can effectively communicate.

Independence from the underlying network technology allows DICOM to be deployed in many functional areas of application, including but not limited to communication within a single site (often using various forms of Ethernet), between sites over leased lines or Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), within a metropolitan area (often using ATM), across dial-up or other remote access connections (such as by modem, ISDN or DSL), and via satellite (with optimized protocol stacks to account for increased latency).

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